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    Thanks Duke for all the craziness and terriffic pictures, take care of yourself and come back when you can. I always enjoy your posts.

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    The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist; it is by the ideal that we live.


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    Duke, you are truly a wonderful individual. Thank you for sharing with us. I do look forward to more of spirit and generosity.

    Enjoy your time away and remember, you will always have a place here.

    Keeping the light on for Duke,
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    I have joined my small crunching with you. Is not a river flowing, not even a small one, only some small drops, dreaming that they one day will be an Ocean.

    Each drop dream is kept alive because understands that to achieve the ocean requires faith and belief, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. And always remember all things are possible for those who believe. The Ocean is down there, I am almost there ... We are almost there ... I will make it ... we will make it .. we will be the Ocean ... I believe ...

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    These are nice!

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    Best Rare-Bird Pictures of 2010 Named


    Asian Crested Ibis

    Photograph courtesy Quan Min Li via The World's Rarest Birds

    A picture of an endangered Asian crested ibis soaring over China is a first-prize winner in the first annual World's Rarest Birds international photo competition, organizers announced in January.

    Launched in 2010, the competition ranked pictures of birds that fall into three categories determined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: endangered or data deficient, critically endangered or extinct in the wild, and critically endangered migratory species.

    The above shot took top honors in the "endangered or data deficient" category. The Asian crested ibis once thrived in Russia, Japan, and China, but its population has shrunk to about 250 in China's Shaanxi Province. Agricultural activities have probably affected the bird by reducing available feeding grounds, according to the World's Rarest Birds website.

    (Related: "Birds in 'Big Trouble' Due to Drugs, Fishing, More.")

    A panel of five independent judges—including two wildlife photographers, a wildlife artist, a citizen interested in birds, and a book editor—rated the entries on image quality, subject rarity, and aesthetics. Winning images will be featured in the book The World’s Rarest Birds, to be published in 2012 by WILDGuides.

    The book's "key message is poignant—a large proportion of the world's birds, including every one depicted, is threatened with extinction," Andy Swash, managing director of WILDGuides, said in a statement.




    Scaly-Sided Merganser

    Photograph courtesy Martin Hale via The World's Rarest Birds

    Two endangered scaly-sided mergansers glide across the water in a picture that won fifth place in the "endangered or data deficient" category.

    Habitat loss and illegal hunting have reduced the bird's population to about 2,500 individuals in Russia and China, according to the nonprofit BirdLife International.

    Overall, the competition received photos that represent 90 percent of the 566 rarest bird species. (Related picture: "Rare Bird Gets Own 'Luxury' Beach.")




    Forest Owlet

    Photograph courtesy Jayesh K. Joshi via The World's Rarest Birds

    A picture of central India's forest owlet earned fourth place in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category.

    The species lives in a severely fragmented forest habitat that continues to be destroyed, according to the nonprofit BirdLife International.

    (See photo: "'Strange Owl' Seen in Wild for First Time.")




    Red-Crowned Crane

    Photograph courtesy Huajin Sun via The World's Rarest Birds

    Named a second place winner in the "endangered or data-deficient" category, the above picture shows a red-crowned crane making a courtship display.

    Though the bird's population is stable in Japan, the mainland Asian population is declining due to habitat loss and degradation of wetlands for agriculture and development, according to BirdLife International.

    (Related: "Ugandan Cranes Declining Due to 'Witch Doctors.'")




    Orange-Bellied Parrot

    Photograph courtesy David Boyle via The World's Rarest Birds

    This "touching image" of two orange-bellied parrots won the category for critically endangered migrating birds, according to a World's Rarest Birds contest statement.

    The small parrot breeds only in southwestern Tasmania (see map) and migrates to southeastern Australia in the winter, where agriculture and development are crowding out its habitat. Probably fewer than 150 animals remain in the wild, according to BirdLife International.

    (Related pictures: "'Rarest of the Rare' Species Named.")




    Kakapo

    Photograph courtesy Shane McInnes via The World's Rarest Birds

    One of the rarest birds of all is New Zealand's kakapo. The above picture of the large, flightless bird approaching the camera snagged first place in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category.

    Only 124 animals remain in the wild—the species has been largely wiped out by introduced predatory mammals such as feral cats.

    (Related: "BO Attracting Predators to Birds.")




    Honduran Emerald

    Photograph courtesy Robert E. Hyman via The World's Rarest Birds

    A photograph of a Honduran emerald perched on a branch earned fifth place in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category.

    Found only in Honduras, the hummingbird exists in an "extremely small and severely fragmented range," which is declining due to habitat loss, according to BirdLife International.

    (See "World's Fastest Flyer Is a Hummingbird?")




    Palila

    Photograph courtesy Eric A. VanderWerf via The World's Rarest Birds

    A "superb study" of a palila in Hawaii received sixth place in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category, according to a World's Rarest Birds contest statement.

    Habitat loss, cat predation, and drought have contributed to the species' ongoing decline in its native Hawaii. The bird's numbers are expected to plummet by 97 percent over the next 14 years, according to BirdLife International.

    (See "Alien-Wasp Swarms Devouring Birds, Bugs in Hawaii.")




    Christmas Island Frigatebird

    Photograph courtesy David Boyle via The World's Rarest Birds

    A picture of a Christmas Island frigatebird flying over the Indian Ocean snagged third place in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category.

    The bird, found only on the Australian territory of Christmas Island (map), is disappearing due to habitat loss, phosphate mining, marine pollution, and overfishing, among other causes.

    (See pictures: "Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved.")




    Brazilian Merganser

    Photograph courtesy Savio Freire Bruno via The World's Rarest Birds

    A "captivating" photo of a Brazilian merganser and her ducklings won second prize in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category, according to a World's Rarest Birds contest statement.

    In a sign of hope for the species, recent data from Brazil suggest that the merganser's status is better than previously thought, according to BirdLife International.

    (See "Bizarre Gelatinous Fish Found in Brazil.")




    Great Indian Bustard

    Photograph courtesy Csaba Barkoczi via The World's Rarest Birds

    A shot of the Great Indian bustard in mid-flight snagged fourth place in the "endangered or data deficient" category.

    Widespread hunting for sport and food in India is driving the bird to extinction, according to BirdLife International.

    (See "Watching "Sexy" Males Leads to Better Chicks, Study Says.")




    Marvellous Spatuletail

    Photograph courtesy Daniel Rosengren via The World's Rarest Birds

    The third place winner in the "endangered or data deficient" category is a picture of Peru's marvellous spatuletail. (Watch video of the rare bird's courtship display.)

    A "stunning" hummingbird restricted to just two sites, the bird's population is estimated to be less than a thousand, and it's decreasing due to deforestation for cash crops such as marijuana and coffee, according to a World's Rarest Birds contest statement.

    (See "Cocaine to Blame for Rain Forest Loss, Study Says.")
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